---
title: Document.GridOriginHorizontal Property (Word)
keywords: vbawd10.chm158007600
f1_keywords:
- vbawd10.chm158007600
ms.prod: word
api_name:
- Word.Document.GridOriginHorizontal
ms.assetid: e4315f83-a89c-59c1-094d-4945ae2d1ce2
ms.date: 06/08/2017
---


# Document.GridOriginHorizontal Property (Word)

Returns or sets a  **Single** that represents the point, relative to the left edge of the page, where you want the invisible grid for drawing, moving, and resizing AutoShapes or East Asian characters to begin in the specified document. Read/write.


## Syntax

 _expression_ . **GridOriginHorizontal**

 _expression_ A variable that represents a **[Document](document-object-word.md)** object.


## Example

This example sets the horizontal and vertical point of origin for the grid, sets the horizontal and vertical distance between gridlines, and then enables the Snap to grid feature for the current document.


```vb
With ActiveDocument 
 .GridOriginHorizontal = 80 
 .GridOriginVertical = 90 
 .GridDistanceHorizontal = 9 
 .GridDistanceVertical = 9 
 .SnapToGrid = True 
End With
```


## See also


#### Concepts


[Document Object](document-object-word.md)

